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Melanoma Research

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1916

ISSN1473-5636

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.74

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.574

Total Worksi

5,280

Total Citationsi

69,986

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Dermatology; Medicine, Research & Experimental; Oncology; Cancer Research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1916

Annual Volume~ 68 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,280

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1473-5636

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

852

2020

686

2021

517

2022

395

2023

256

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

DermatologyQ2

OncologyQ2

Cancer ResearchQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

DermatologyMedicine, Research & ExperimentalOncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchDermatologyOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementMelanoma and MAPK PathwaysImmunotherapy and Immune Responsesmelanin and skin pigmentationCAR-T cell therapy researchCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersNonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesCell Adhesion Molecules ResearchSkin Protection and AgingOcular Oncology and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Melanoma Research

Is Melanoma Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Melanoma Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Melanoma Research?

Melanoma Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.69.

Is Melanoma Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Melanoma Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Melanoma Research?